- Mar 1 Abdur Rehman, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (22 Tests, 99 wickets; 31 ODIs), born in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
- Mar 1 Djimi Traoré, Malian soccer defender (6 caps; Liverpool, Monaco), born in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Mar 1 Shahid Afridi, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (27 Tests, 5 x 100s; 398 ODIs, record 100 in 37 balls in 1st ODI innings; 99 T20I), born in Khyber, Pakistan
- Mar 3 Mason Unck, American football player
- Mar 4 Arash Markazi, American sportswriter
- Mar 4 Jack Hannahan, American baseball player
- Mar 4 Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
- Mar 11 Dan Uggla, American baseball player
- Mar 11 Paul Scharner, Austrian footballer
- Mar 13 Caron Butler, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 2 × NBA All-Star 2007, 08 Washington Wizards), born in Racine, Wisconsin
- Mar 14 Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Mar 14 Matteo Grassotto, Italian racing driver
- Mar 15 Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
- Mar 16 Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
- Mar 16 Todd Heap, American football tight end (Second-team All-Pro 2003; Pro Bowl 2002, 03; Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals), born in Mesa, Arizona
- Mar 17 Danny Califf, American soccer player
Ronaldinho (44 years old)
Mar 21 Brazilian soccer midfielder (97 caps; FIFA World Cup 2002; Paris SG; FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Flamengo), born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Mar 22 Pamela O'Connor, Scottish ice dancer, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Mar 24 Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer
- Mar 28 Luke Walton, American basketball head coach (Sacramento Kings 2019; LA Lakers 2016-18; NBA C'ships 2009-10, LA Lakers), born in San Diego, California
- Mar 28 Stiliani Pilatou, Greek long jumper
- Mar 30 Ricardo Osorio, Mexican soccer defender (82 caps; CF Cruz Azul, VfB Stuttgart, CF Monterrey), born in Huajuapan de León, Mexico
- Mar 31 Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese MLB pitcher (NY Yankees, AL wins leader 2006), born in Tainan City, Taiwan
About March 1980
How Old? 44 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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